Doosan won 6-3 in its second regular season meeting with the NC Dinos of the "2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League" at Changwon NC Park on the 24th. Brandon, who started the game, made two hits, four strikeouts and two walks in five innings, setting the stage for victory.
Brandon complained of tightness in his left back in the bottom of the sixth inning, and completely blocked NC's batters until he left the mound. He made a good start by stealing strikeouts one by one in three consecutive innings until the bottom of the first and third innings. He sent out leading hitters with hits in the bottom of the fourth and fifth innings, but did not lose a point as he blocked follow-up hitters well. Brandon showed off his excellent condition by using the four-seam fastball (25 pitches) with a maximum speed of 152 km per hour, and enjoyed the game by using cutters (18 pitches), changeups (18 pitches), sliders (7 pitches), and curves (4 pitches) properly.
Doosan, which Brandon endured in the early-middle part of the game, also boosted its batters by using cannons. In the top of the first inning, the leadoff hitter Jung Soo-bin hit the finishing shot by targeting the opponent team's starting pitcher Shin Min-hyuk. Heo Kyung-min hit a two-run homer in the top of the fourth inning, and Yang Eui-ji hit a solo shot in the top of the ninth inning, with two outs. Henry Ramos, a new foreign hitter, also reported his first hit and RBI while wearing a Doosan uniform. In the top of the seventh inning, he hit a two-run timely hit with runners on the second and third bases with one out to accumulate scores.
Doosan was chased 5-3 in the bottom of the eighth inning when Kang Seung-ho made a throwing error with runners on the second and third bases with two outs, and Choi Jeong-won hit an RBI timely hit, but failed to lose any more points and kept the team's victory. This was the first victory of the 2024 season.
After the game, Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop said, "Starting pitcher Brandon laid the groundwork for his victory with stable pitching. Both his ball control and ball power were outstanding," giving a generous round of applause for starting pitcher Brandon. "The home runs of Jung Soo-bin and Heo Kyung-min were able to bring about the atmosphere of the game, and Ramos' RBI came out when additional points were needed. Yang Eui-ji's home run in the ninth inning really contributed to his team's victory. I would like to thank the fans who cheered for us from the stand on the third base until the end despite unfavorable weather," he said.
Doosan shared one win and one loss with NC in its opening two consecutive games. The team quickly changed the atmosphere and secured the win, leaving behind the disappointment of ending the game at the bottom of the ninth inning a day earlier. Lee was able to leave the stadium satisfied with ace Brandon's good pitching and the team's batting lineup that burst at the right time.
BY: 토토사이트 추천